essay
'Faithful, heroic, resourceful': changing images of women in Vietnam
vietnamese society in transition : the daily politics of reform and change • Amsterdam • Published In 2001 • Pages: 265-280
By: Gammeltoft, Tine.
Abstract
This essay explores continueties abnd changes in the was female subjectivity is defined in state discourses in socialist former North Vietnam. It also discusses the effects of this discourse on women's health and social status. In doing so, the author argues that women's everyday talk about health problems and physical weakness may be considered not only as passive suggering but also as active performance.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi A. Adem ; 2006
- Field Date
- 1992-1994,1996 and 1997
- Coverage Date
- 1977-1997
- Coverage Place
- Vietnam
- Notes
- Tine Gammeltoft
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-280)
- LCCN
- 2001460704
- LCSH
- Vietnamese